07.12.2009, 21:53
RAF209_Slick Wrote:Thanks guys. I will crack open the case and check it out. But I think I will be looking into a new machine soon.
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Slick
I just posted this for a freind with an older machine
Quote:here is a decent budeget build if you have an older PC
MOTHERBOARD $50 GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128357
MEMORY 2GB $48.99 G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231121
CPU $64.50 Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116072
HARDDRIVE $50 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152096
PSU $69 $49 AFTER REBATE Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817371007
CASE $50 $40 AFTER REBATE XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811208009
you can use the onboard video till you buy a nice vid card...at which time you might want to upgrade the PSU as it is only 500watts
here is a video card if you choose to reuse parts from your old machne to save money
$47 (after $20 rebate) Galaxy 95TGE8HUFEXX GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814162022
this PSU if you get the video card $39 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817341022
$305 total, can be cheaper if you want to reuse your HD,DVD/CD ROM and case $215